The Third Conditional in Hungarian grammar is primarily used to discuss hypothetical situations in the past along with their potential outcomes. These sentences often carry a sense of regret, specifying a preceding event or condition that didn’t meet a certain instance. In Hungarian, this conditional is formed by adding a conditional suffix to the verb and using the past tense of ‘would be’ – ‘lett volna’. Here are exercises structured to help grasp this concept better.
1. Ha *tudtam* volna, hogy ott leszel, én is ott lett volna. (known-I would have been)
2. *Megtudta* volna az igazságot, ha megkérdezte volna őket. (He could have found out)
3. Ha *itt lett* volna, segített volna nekem. (If you had been here)
4. Én *főzte* volna a vacsorát, ha tudtam volna, hogy jössz. (I would have cooked)
5. Ha tett volna valamit, *másképp nézett* volna ki most a helyzet. (looked different)
1. *Megvárhatta* volna a vonatot, ha korábban indult volna el. (Could have waited)
2. Ha beregisztrált, *részt vehetett* volna a konferencián. (could have participated)
3. Ha hívtál volna, *jöttem* volna segíteni. (I would have come)
4. *Írhattam* volna neki, ha adott volna egy email címet. (I could have written)
5. Ha *nyert* volna, most boldog lenne. (If he had won)
6. Ha *találkoztunk* volna, mindent tisztáztunk volna. (Had we met)
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